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1035028

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will publish the dates on which each prison establishment last undertook full night-time fire contingencies exercises.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205271
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.</p><p>Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.</p><p>Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP’s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.</p><p>Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 16/01/2019 19:20:31 question first ministerially corrected 23/01/2019 12:21:01 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart attachment 1 file name PQ205271,272,273 - Night time fire contingency testing.xlsx title Table for 205271, 205272, 205273 previous answer version 95757 answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1035326

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Fines: Surcharges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the total value is of uncollected victims surcharges in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	205343
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2019 answer text <p>The figures shown in the table below are cumulative amounts outstanding at the end of each year.</p><p> </p><p>Receipts received in relation to an imposition is applied to the defendant’s account using a strict statutory hierarchy which ensures that any compensation owed by the defendant is cleared before any other element such as victim surcharge.</p><p> </p><p>There are a number of other reasons why the amounts can remain outstanding for a long period of time, such as; agreed instalment plans; defendant cannot be traced; changes in the defendant’ disposable income circumstances and; the defendant serving a prison sentence and no longer having any income.”</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year ended 31<sup>st</sup> March</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2018</p></td><td><p>64,475,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p>50,657,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p>36,112,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p>29,381,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p>21,110,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p>12,084,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p>10,121,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p>10,488,000</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010</p></td><td><p>8,516,000</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 22/01/2019 18:49:30 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035329

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Arms Length Bodies: Consultants
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how much (a) his Department and (b) his Department's arm's length bodies spent on consultants in 2017-18.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	205346
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/02/2019 answer text <p>Total spent on Consultancy service during Financial Year 2017-18 for:</p><p> </p><ol><li><p>Ministry of Justice was £37,605,447.50</p><p> </p></li><li><p>Arm’s length bodies was £787,292.00</p><p> </p></li></ol><p>Consultancy Services, as used by the Ministry of Justice, are defined as externally sourced professional or expert advice across a range of specialist fields such as strategy, legal or HR.</p><p> </p><p>These specialist services are only used where there is no internal expertise, or where the nature of the advice is temporary or very specialist and does not warrant the permanent recruitment of Civil Servants.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 04/02/2019 13:53:59 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035335

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Public Consultation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the cost has been of each consultation conducted by his Department since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	205351
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p> answering member constituency Charnwood answering member printed Edward Argar question first answered 14/01/2019 17:33:42 answering member 4362 label Biography information for Edward Argar
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035009

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Domestic Abuse
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many fact-finding hearings where domestic abuse is alleged have been conducted since the revised Practice Direction PD12J – Domestic Abuse was introduced on 2 October 2017.
	tabling member constituency	Swansea East
	tabling member printed	Carolyn Harris
	uin	205332
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold the requested data. Family court statistics are published on a quarterly basis in the Family Court Statistics Quarterly, which is publicly available on gov.uk. However, this data does not distinguish between fact-finding hearings and the number of hearings overall.</p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 14/01/2019 14:38:02 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4480 label Biography information for Carolyn Harris

1035330

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Family Courts: Legal Representation
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many parents had no representation at a family court case relating to a child in each year since 2010.
	tabling member constituency	Leeds East
	tabling member printed	Richard Burgon
	uin	205347
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>The number of unrepresented parents in private law Children Act cases is shown in the table below.</p><p>Since 2015, we have invested almost £6.5million in a support strategy for unrepresented parties. This provides practical support and information as well as routes to free or more affordable legal advice. Public funding remains available for parents in public law Children Act proceedings where a local authority seeks an order to place a child in care or under its supervision, and in private law Children Act cases where there is evidence of domestic or child abuse.</p><p>Whilst we do publish numbers of private law cases with either an unrepresented applicant or respondent as part of Family Court Statistics Quarterly, the data does not show the relationship to the child.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="14"><p><strong>Table 1: The total number of private law cases started and the number applicants and respondents who had no representation in these cases from 2011 to 2017.</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Total number of cases started<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td rowspan="2"><p><strong>Cases with at least one hearing<sup>6</sup></strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Unrepresented Applicants</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Unrepresented Respondents</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Parent</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Parent</p></td><td><p>Other<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>Unknown<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 49,067 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 45,907 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>10,224</p></td><td><p>2,560</p></td><td><p>294</p></td><td><p>13,078</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>19,129</p></td><td><p>1,251</p></td><td><p>5,517</p></td><td><p>25,897</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 52,062 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 49,157 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>11,583</p></td><td><p>2,524</p></td><td><p>340</p></td><td><p>14,447</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,117</p></td><td><p>1,243</p></td><td><p>6,344</p></td><td><p>28,704</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 54,624 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 51,846 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>17,007</p></td><td><p>3,413</p></td><td><p>576</p></td><td><p>20,996</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>28,205</p></td><td><p>1,456</p></td><td><p>9,704</p></td><td><p>39,365</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 42,114 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 39,776 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>16,753</p></td><td><p>3,181</p></td><td><p>829</p></td><td><p>20,763</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,824</p></td><td><p>908</p></td><td><p>9,164</p></td><td><p>31,896</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 43,347 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 41,435 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>18,544</p></td><td><p>2,969</p></td><td><p>937</p></td><td><p>22,450</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23,685</p></td><td><p>1,032</p></td><td><p>8,161</p></td><td><p>32,878</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 48,246 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 46,256 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>21,839</p></td><td><p>3,094</p></td><td><p>1,073</p></td><td><p>26,006</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>26,669</p></td><td><p>1,160</p></td><td><p>8,524</p></td><td><p>36,353</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p><strong> 50,652 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 48,625 </strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>23,881</p></td><td><p>3,303</p></td><td><p>925</p></td><td><p>28,109</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>30,306</p></td><td><p>1,174</p></td><td><p>6,831</p></td><td><p>38,311</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p><br>Notes: <br>1) Self-representation is determined by the field 'legal representation' in Familyman being left blank. Therefore, this is only a proxy measure and parties without a recorded representative are not necessarily self-representing litigants in person. Please note that the latest quarters' figures may reduce in future publications, particularly in regard to parties obtaining legal representation as cases progress. Therefore, the latest quarter figures should be considered as provisional</p><p>2) In this instance 'at least one hearing' refers to non-vacated scheduled hearings, rather than actual hearings that have taken place.</p><p>3) 'Unrepresented' refers to parties where the REPRESENTATIVE_ID field has been left blank. Therefore, they should be considered as parties without a recorded representative, rather than 'litigants in person'.</p><p>4) 'Other' can refer to Grandparents, Step-Parents, Special Guardians or Children.</p><p>5) 'Unknown' relations to child can occur in cases where relation to child is not requested (e.g. if the applicant or respondent is a local authority). This is the case for 3% of applicants and 23% of respondents given in the table.</p><p>6) 'Total number of cases started' and 'Cases with at least one hearing' are included only for additional context and will include hearings with represented parties.</p><p>7) The central data system FamilyMan was fully rolled out by the end of 2010 and so any data prior to this in FamilyMan is not complete and not shown in this table.</p><p> </p><p> </p> answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer question first answered 17/01/2019 17:45:05 answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer previous answer version 95279 answering member constituency South East Cambridgeshire answering member printed Lucy Frazer answering member 4517 label Biography information for Lucy Frazer
	tabling member	4493 label Biography information for Richard Burgon

1035025

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prison Officers: Cameras
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the effect on health and safety conditions at HMP Grendon of the decision by HMPPS not to require at least two staff per work area to be issued with body-worn video cameras; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205268
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/01/2019 answer text <p>HMP Grendon is dedicated to providing all prisoners accredited therapy in one of five democratic therapeutic communities. HMP Grendon has a low level of violence and assaults. Theuse of Body Worn Video Cameras was considered carefully and there was belief that this may have a negative impact on therapeutic work that takes place.</p><p> </p><p>Body worn video cameras were introduced alongside a range of other measures to improve safety. The cameras are intended to support staff interpersonal skills and provide evidential information if an incident occurs. They are not mandatory, it is for each Governor to make an assessment of how they are deployed.</p><p> </p><p>Whilst PSI 14/2017 does not specify how many cameras should be on each residential unit, an instruction was given from HMPPS Headquarters requesting that two staff in each residential units during the hours of unlock wearing BWVC. It is for each prison to consider and determine how they satisfy this instruction whilst taking into account information such as levels of violence and how effectively safety is being managed. In the case of HMP Grendon it is dedicated to providing accredited interventions in therapeutic communities, and promoting rehabilitation and safety. The assessment on level of camera requirement is therefore based on this.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 21/01/2019 18:12:27 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1035026

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Contracts
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, on how many occasions internal bids have been evaluated as providing the best quality and value for money compared to private-sector bids for the operation of prisons since 1999.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205269
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/01/2019 answer text <p>The Ministry of Justice does not hold information prior to 2009 about internal bids relating to the operation of prisons as previous competitions were the responsibility of the Home Office and undertaken by them.</p><p>Since 2009, there has been one instance where the Public Sector has been awarded a contract (in the form of a Service Level Agreement) and that was for HMP Buckley Hall in 2011.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart question first answered 14/01/2019 15:57:19 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1035029

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what reports he has received from senior fire officers on the adequacy of testing of night-time fire contingencies at prisons as a result of their visits to those institutions.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205272
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.</p><p>Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.</p><p>Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP’s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.</p><p>Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 205271 205273 question first answered 16/01/2019 19:20:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon

1035030

	registered interest
	date	04/01/2019
	answering body	Ministry of Justice
	answering dept id	54
	answering dept short name	Justice
	answering dept sort name	Justice
	hansard heading	Prisons: Fire Prevention
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether prison governors have requested additional staffing as a result of testing of night-time fire contingency processes at their prison.
	tabling member constituency	North Tyneside
	tabling member printed	Mary Glindon
	uin	205273
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 16/01/2019 answer text <p>The dates on which public sector prisons in England and Wales last undertook night-time fire contingency exercises; whether a formal report from Fire and Rescue Services was provided; and whether additional staff were requested as a result of such exercises, is provided in the attached table. Arrangements are being made to ensure that prisons listed as not yet completing for the period to undertake a fire contingency exercise.</p><p>Prison Fire Safety leads engage regularly with Fire and Rescue Services to ensure contingency plans are fit for purpose, and any issues or concerns are highlighted as part of this ongoing engagement. Additionally, Fire and Rescue Service Senior Fire Officers are required to highlight significant problems or concerns to the National Fire Chiefs Council (NFCC) Operations Committee. The NFCC have confirmed that no reports on the outcomes of night-time fire contingency testing have been received.</p><p>Privately Managed Prisons (PMPs) are also obliged to follow Prison Service Instruction 11/2015, Fire Safety in Prison Establishments. This requires Directors of PMP’s to regularly test the fire contingency plans for both day and night state; contingency plans for fire must be tested at least annually.</p><p>Operators of PMPs hold data for their own contract sites. Each PMP has a full-time on-site Controller employed by HM Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS). The Controller has regular review meetings with the contractor against a range of performance indicators. Any concerns in relation to these performance indicators or any other concerns relating to the delivery of the contract are discussed at these meetings. Where action is needed, progress is monitored by the Controller and escalated within HMPPS. Where appropriate action can be taken in accordance with the contract. This may include a requirement for urgent improvement and/or financial deductions.</p> answering member constituency Penrith and The Border answering member printed Rory Stewart grouped question UIN 205271 205272 question first answered 16/01/2019 19:20:31 answering member 4137 label Biography information for Rory Stewart
	tabling member	4126 label Biography information for Mary Glindon